Gonbad means "the dome" and Caboud is "azure". Together it's a metaphor for the blue night sky or the whole galaxy! This stock phrase belongs to thousands of years ago and in the beginning of Persian folklore tales it's used as an opening poem and prologue: "once upon a time, under the azure dome, sat a storyteller..." and then the story would begin. In the last day of autumn 2007, Gonbad Caboud Studio was founded by Babak and Behnood Nekooei and officially started its activity. The first co-operated product by Nekooei brothers was a short animation developed in 2004, named "Avay No". It laid the foundation for more collaboration and they set up their independent studio. The aim of this studio is to produce high quality animations. During the years, they targeted making impressive animations and promoted Iranian animations in the world. Some of their works have been nominated for awards in top Iranian and international festivals. International success and entering to global market based on quality, creativity and production of animations with lovely and creative characters is the major goal of the studio. Having new stories in the format of cinematic effects, series and short animations is our point of view at Gonad Caboud Studio.